by Brayton Purcell LLP | Jun 8, 2020 | Firm News
Military members have been working with asbestos for decades. Exposure to asbestos dust has contributed to 1/3 of veterans developing cancer, including about 10% who develop mesothelioma. The disease still in search of a cure is an aggressive and rare type of cancer...
by Brayton Purcell LLP | Apr 20, 2020 | Asbestos-Related Illness, Firm News
Despite millions of deaths and decades of litigation caused by exposure, asbestos is still legal in the United States. While the EPA tried to ban asbestos use in 1989, an industry appeal successful reversed than ban, and Congress has never issued an outright ban, due...
by Brayton Purcell LLP | Apr 13, 2020 | Firm News
The list of industries where employees may experience asbestos exposure is well known. Auto mechanics, HVAC technicians, construction workers, cement plant employees, chemical plant staff members are but a few of the risky professions where being in proximity to toxic...
On behalf of Brayton Purcell LLP | Mar 27, 2020 | Firm News
Johnson & Johnson, specifically their famed Baby Powder, has been the target of the majority of 16,000 talc-related mesothelioma lawsuits that resulted in adverse, multi-million dollar verdicts. But, there are other manufacturers of talc-based products also facing...
On behalf of Brayton Purcell LLP | Mar 12, 2020 | Firm News
Once considered a “male-centric” disease, mesothelioma caused by asbestos exposure no longer discriminates by gender. Men primarily working in blue-collar occupational positions were the first to be diagnosed and do compose a vast majority of victims. Naturally,...
by Brayton Purcell LLP | Feb 28, 2020 | Firm News
by Brayton Purcell LLP | Feb 28, 2020 | Asbestos-Related Illness, Firm News
Leap Year Day 2020 is the rarest of all 24-hour periods in that it only occurs once every four years. Few, if any, days would be more appropriate for this year’s Rare Disease Day. A rare disease is defined as a medical condition affecting less than 200,000 people....
by Brayton Purcell LLP | Feb 28, 2020 | Asbestos-Related Illness, Firm News
A diagnosis of mesothelioma is devastating for hard-working people who spent years, if not decades working in environments where they suffered exposure to asbestos. Family members also fee the impact of the news with many becoming caregivers for their sick loved ones....
by Brayton Purcell LLP | Feb 6, 2020 | Firm News
If you work at a location that exposes you to asbestos, you are likely familiar with the risks to your own health. You may even have experienced some negative consequences. While this might be a danger you are willing to face, did you know that you could inadvertently...
by Brayton Purcell LLP | Aug 22, 2019 | Firm News
Johnson & Johnson thought that they were in the clear in 1976. Mount Sinai Hospital researchers announced that while many talcum powder brands cause cancer, J&J products were free of the carcinogen. Now, more than 40 years later, unsealed company documents...
